Casio LK-40 User Manual

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E-37478B-E-039AMIDI ChannelsMIDI allows you to send the data for multiple parts at the same time, with each partbeing sent over a separate MIDI channel. There are 16 MIDI channels, numbered 1through 16, and MIDI channel data is always included whenever you exchange data(key press etc.)Both the sending machine and the receiving machine must be set to the same channelfor the receiving unit to correctly receive and play data. If the receiving machine is setto Channel 2, for example, it receives only MIDI Channel 2 data, and all otherchannels are ignored.With this keyboard, messages received over MIDI Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10 can beused for multi-timbre play of up to five different instrument parts. The tone andvolume settings for these five channels must be controlled by messages sent from anexternal device.Conversely, keyboard operations are sent to external devices over MIDI Channel 1. General MIDIGeneral MIDI standardizes MIDI data for all sound source types, regardless ofmanufacturer. General MIDI specifies such factors as tone numbering, drum sounds,and available MIDI channels for all sound sources. This standard makes it possiblefor all MIDI equipment to reproduce the same nuances when playing General MIDIdata, regardless of the manufacturer of the sound source.Though the sound source of this keyboard is not General MIDI compatible, you canstill connect the keyboard to a computer or other MIDI equipment to playbackGeneral MIDI data that is widely available in stores, over computer networks, andfrom other sources.Notes• General MIDI data made up of a large number of parts may not play correctly on thiskeyboard.• You will have most success playing back General MIDI data that has few parts and ismade up of data on channels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10.MessagesThere is a wide variety of messages defined under the MIDI standard, and thissection details the particular messages that can be sent and received by this keyboard.